Racism describes a system built to keep a race or ethnicity away from success and evolution — a systematic disadvantage based solely on race.
By that definition, minorities cannot be racist, per se, making reverse racism i...

The Daily Aztec sat with Africana Studies Assistant Professor Antwanisha Alameen-Shavers to discuss racial privilege as it exists in society today.
Daily Aztec: What is the most interesting part of being an Africana Stud...

Gender is a social construct. Let me say this again, gender is a social construct. People are not born a gender, they are born into a society (e.g. the United States) and assigned a gender at birth (I am a mixed race queer transgender...

One could argue that I’m the “token minority.”
I’m Japanese, part African American and gay; three minorities who, historically, haven't exactly been known for having the “easy life” here in the United States. There...

It may not be your profanity-riddled Facebook status or incriminating Instagram picture that’s keeping you from your dream job. It can be something as simple as your name.
There is such thing as name discrimination. Depending...